The majority of patients who reported pericardial effusion following oral minoxidil use were men, which was a significantly higher rate than all other adverse events associated with oral minoxidil use ...

However, the procedure to insert the device carries its risks, including cardiac tamponade and ischemic stroke. The Watchman device functions to reduce the risk of stroke. During a Watchman ...

of mercury. There were, however, individual variations in technic in the preparation, positioning and maintenance of the balloon tamponade. The Sengstaken-Blakemore tube was employed on 81 ...

except in cases with repeated recurrences with cardiac tamponade and evidence of serious steroid toxicity, although other approaches may be equally effective and less invasive (e.g., pericardial ...

Cardiac tamponade causes a build-up of a large amount of fluid in your pericardium, or the protective sac of fluid around your heart. This fluid build-up is called pericardial effusion.